REvil/Sodinokibi Ransomware Universal Decryptor Key Is Out
Bitdefender worked with law enforcement to create a key to unlock victims encrypted in ransomware attacks before REvil’s servers went belly-up on July 13.
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Web Security
DDoS Attacks: A Flourishing Business for Cybercrooks – Podcast
Imperva’s Peter Klimek on how DDoS attacks started out as inconveniences but evolved to the point where attackers can disrupt businesses for as little as the price of a cup of coffee,
Read MoreHP Omen Hub Exposes Millions of Gamers to Cyberattack
A driver privilege-escalation bug gives attackers kernel-mode access to millions of PCs used for gaming.
Read MoreAttackers Impersonate DoT in Two-Day Phishing Scam
Threat actors dangled the lure of receiving funds from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill and created new domains mimicking the real federal site.
Read MoreMicrosoft Patches Actively Exploited Windows Zero-Day Bug
On Patch Tuesday, Microsoft fixed 66 CVEs, including an RCE bug in MSHTML under active attack as threat actors passed around guides for the drop-dead simple exploit.
Read More2021’s Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses
Saryu Nayyar, CEO at Gurucul, peeks into Mitre’s list of dangerous software bug types, highlighting that the oldies are still the goodies for attackers.
Read MorePair of Google Chrome Zero-Day Bugs Actively Exploited
The security vulnerabilities bring the web behemoth up to 10 browser zero-days found so far this year.
Read MoreUnpatched Bugs Plague Databases; Your Data Is Probably Not Secure – Podcast
Imperva’s Elad Erez discusses findings that 46 percent of on-prem databases are sitting ducks, unpatched and vulnerable to attack, each with an average of 26 flaws.
Read MoreRomance, BEC Scams Lands Soldier in Jail for 46 Months
A former Army Reservist pleaded guilty to scamming the elderly with catfishing and stealing from veterans.
Read MoreApple Issues Emergency Fix for NSO Zero-Click Zero Day
Citizen Lab urges Apple users to update immediately. The new zero-click zero-day ForcedEntry flaw affects all things Apple: iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches.
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